I hear so many people, like you, who say orthodics have helped them, but I've had 2 pair of custom ones, and neither one have helped. In fact, they have made my pain worse.
The specialist just made an adjustment to this last pair I got because my back was hurting when wearing them. But that hasn't helped. She says they do change your gait which can affect your spine/back.
This pair was not made with a mold, like the last pair I had. They measured my feet (and the pressure points when I walk) on a computer!
$450 ----and they are killing my back! The doctor says I have to wear them after surgery to keep my foot in the correct position---or I will stretch out that plantar fascitis muscle again.
I just wore them for 15 minutes (sitting down, watching tv)---and my lower back is now throbbing.
UGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I told my husband to just take me out in the backyard and shoot me!